Chapter 71: Chapter: 71

NICKLAUS

“What the fuck are you doing, Nick? Stop right fucking now and order your guard dog to put down his gun, or so help me God, I'm going to blow your fucking brains out. I will do it, I swear I will,” her voice shook. I kept walking towards her.

Jules had never shot anyone, I knew that from the sweat sliding down her face and the tremor in her voice, not to mention her trembling hand. I could handle this; I've had so many people point their guns at me. None succeeded while I stood here; they were dead and buried.

I was so close to ending this whole bullshit when Alex came out of the basement with Andrea. My heartbeat skipped even as my brows scrunched. Fuck! They were supposed to be long gone. Why are they still here?

Everything happened all at once. Jules dragged Andrea to her, shot Alex in the arm, and pointed a gun at Andrea's head.

The game has just taken a bad turn, and we are at en-passe. I walked closer, taking a look at my Vixen's beautiful face, now swollen and covered in blood. Logan dragged Drew closer.

ANDREA

“Juliette, let Andrea go; she has nothing to do with this.” Nicklaus' face was calm, his voice cool.

“Oh, I disagree, this bitch has everything to do with this. Right now, she's at the fucking middle of it; she was supposed to be a means to an end. Just someone I could use to get what I want and later discard.

I thought I was using her, but she was under your thumb all this time, deceiving and feeding me lies.” She pressed the gun muzzle even harder.

“I saw you leave her room last night, heard you fucked her in your penthouse. You, Nicklaus Montgomery, care about this whore. You've been fucking her while you denied me my right as your wife. How dare you!”

“I can't believe you just went there. You have no shame, Juliette. Should I tell your lover boy here why you so desperately wanted to find that tape so bad? Hmm?” Drew's eyes widened. Nicklaus noticed.

“Oh boy, don't tell me you didn't know about the sex tape, Drew?” Nicklaus drawled. Jules' hand tightened over my neck. Nicklaus stared at me. I knew what he was doing. I was ready.

“Shut the hell up, Nicklaus,” Jules screamed. Panicked.

“Nicklaus?” Alex's voice was soft and warning, probably thinking provoking Jules isn't the best idea. Nicklaus ignores him.

“I guess you didn't know while you were making your great plans, back in college, Jules had been fucking our father behind both our backs and Theodore, being the sick fuck he was, had secretly recorded it.”

“You bastard!” she pointed at Nicklaus. My heart sank. I screamed as she pulled the trigger.

Click! Click! Click!

Relief flooded me as tears rolled down my face. My God! I really thought he was going to die.

“Bitch, that was the last bullet in the gun you wasted on Alex,” Nicklaus totted.

I jam my elbow into her stomach before turning and flipping the bitch down on her back. She groaned in pain. Grunts and gunshots made me turn around sharply.

Drew had a gun in his hands; he'd shot Logan and now had his gun pointed at Nicklaus, who also had his gun on him. Both brothers watched each other without blinking. Jules quickly crawled away to stand beside Drew.

“I've hated you, Nicklaus, NICO-TECH should have been mine! I was the eldest son!”

“Now it's mine, put your gun down, and I won't kill you. You'll only go to prison. I have recorded everything you've said. There's no escaping this.”

“You're wrong, I'm going the fuck away. I will never go to prison.” Suddenly, Drew yanked Jules to him and pointed his gun at her head, holding her hostage while he limped backward towards the back entrance.

Jules' eyes were wide with panic. We all stood with gaping mouths. Well, this is unexpected. Nicklaus followed him cautiously.

“Drew, what the fuck are you doing?”

“Shut the fuck up bitch you're nothing but a whore who will spread her legs for just about anyone. You disgust me.”

Drew's back was at the door. He pushed the door with his good leg, the same moment he threw Jules away from him and shot her. Another shot sounded from the other side, Drew slumping down, half his body splayed inside, the other half outside.

Jules stared sightlessly at the ceiling, and I shuddered. Sure, she was evil, but seeing someone die is never an easy thing to witness. Anthon crosses Drew's dead body and comes inside holding a gun; beside him is Greg, who is hugging Meredith tight to his body.

I flung myself into Nicklaus's arms, and he caught me. My legs wrapped around his waist as his mouth crashed into mine. Kissing me, my hands slid into his hair, as tears wet my cheeks. I knew then that he'd succeeded. Nicklaus Montgomery had ruined me!